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Lyrics & meaning

Minsaram En Meethu

From Run · 2004

Lyricists
Not listed
Singers
Harish Raghavendra, Sadhana Sargam
Music director
Vidyasagar
Details
Run2004

Lyrics & meaning

Tanglish lyrics English translation
Male
Minsaaram en meedhu paaigindradhae …Electricity surges through me...
Female
Un kangal en kannai meygindradhae ….Your eyes gaze into my eyes...
Male
Un vaarthai en baasai aagindradhae …Your words become my language...
Female
Uzh nenjil minnal poo pookindradhae …A lightning flower blooms inside my heart...
Male
Nee utharavitaal mutham tharuvenIf you give permission, I will give you a kiss
Udhadugal verkum varaiUntil our lips sweat
Unmaiyil naanum yogiyan dhaanadiIn truth, I was a saintly man, my dear
Unnai paarkum varaiUntil I saw you
Male
Kaadhal seeyae … oh kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... oh, do love...
Oh kaadhal seeyae … kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... do love...
Male
Minsaaram en meedhu paaigindradhaeElectricity surges through me
Female
Un kangal en kannai meygindradhaeYour eyes gaze into my eyes
Male
Un vaarthai en baasai aagindradhaeYour words become my language
Female
Uzh nenjil minnal poo pookindradhaeA lightning flower blooms inside my heart
Male
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Female
Ennai vida indha uzhagilaeMore than myself in this world
Unnai miga miga virumbinenI loved you so very much
Male
Undhan anbu tharum sugathinaalBecause of the bliss your love bestows
Innum uyirudan irukirenI am still alive today
Female
Hmm hmm hmm thee kooda thinna thinnaHmm hmm hmm, even fire, as I consume it more and more
Thithikum endru kandenI found that it tastes sweet
Anbae nee pakkam vandhaal buthiku oivu thandhenMy love, when you come near, I gave rest to my mind
Male
Pen endraal menmai yendruThat womanhood means gentleness
Kavidhaigal solli vandhenPoems used to recite
Unnai naan paartha pindhanAfter I saw you
Kannathil potukonden ….nnnI slapped myself on the cheek
Male
Kaadhal seeyae … oh kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... oh, do love...
Oh kaadhal seeyae … kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... do love...
Female
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Female
Mella mella endhan uyirinaiSlowly, slowly, my life force
Mendru thindru indru sirikiraaiYou chew, devour, and smile today
Male
Kollai adithadhu neeyadiYou are the one who looted me, my girl
Ennai kutram solli thirigiraaiYet you go around blaming me
Female
Aahaha pollaadha imsai ondrilAh, in a wicked sweet torment
Puriyaamal maatikondenI got trapped without understanding
Imsaiku innoru per kaadhal dhaan endru kandenI realized that love is just another name for torment
Male
Anbae nee arugae vandhaalMy love, when you come near
En uzhagam surunga kandenI saw my entire world shrink
Oru koppai thanneer kaadhalLove is like a cup of water
Adhil neendha katru konden ….nnAnd I learned to swim in it
Male
Kaadhal seeyae … oh kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... oh, do love...
Oh kaadhal seeyae … kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... do love...
Male
Minsaaram en meedhu paaigindradhaeElectricity surges through me
Female
Un kangal en kannai meygindradhaeYour eyes gaze into my eyes
Male
Un vaarthai en baasai aagindradhaeYour words become my language
Female
Uzh nenjil minnal poo pookindradhaeA lightning flower blooms inside my heart
Male
Nee utharavitaal mutham tharuvenIf you give permission, I will give you a kiss
Udhadugal verkum varaiUntil our lips sweat
Unmaiyil naanum yogiyan dhaanadiIn truth, I was a saintly man, my dear
Unnai paarkum varaiUntil I saw you
Male
Kaadhal seeyae … oh kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... oh, do love...
Oh kaadhal seeyae … kaadhal seeyae …Oh, do love... do love...

Beyond the translation

Song interpretation

This classic Tamil romantic song expresses the intoxicating power of love and how it completely transforms a person's reality. The protagonist describes how love feels like a sudden electric current running through the body, turning a once-disciplined person into an ardent lover. The lyrics play with themes of sweet torment, surreal emotions, and passionate devotion where every moment spent with the beloved alters perception.

Writing craft

Poetic devices

Metaphor (Uruvagam)

Oru koppai thanneer kaadhal / Adhil neendha katru konden

Comparing love to a small cup of water in which the lover learns to swim conveys the boundless depth found in intimacy.

Paradox / Oxymoron

Thee kooda thinna thinna thithikum endru kanden

Describing fire as something sweet to consume illustrates how love turns painful or dangerous sensations into sweet joy.

Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navirtchi)

Udhadugal verkum varai

Kissing until lips sweat exaggerates physical passion to highlight intense affection.

Iyaibu (End Rhyme)

Minsaaram en meedhu paaigindradhae / Un kangal en kannai meygindradhae

The repeating '-gindradhae' ending across consecutive lines builds rhythmic consistency and poetic flow.

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Trivia

This track 'Kaadhal Seeyae' (popularly known as 'Minsaaram En Meedhu') features in the 2002 Tamil hit movie 'Run', directed by N. Lingusamy and starring Madhavan and Meera Jasmine. Composed by Vidyasagar with lyrics by Na. Muthukumar, the song became a major chartbuster known for its catchy melody sung by Hariharan and Sadhana Sargam.

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